US House passes war powers resolution to curb Trump’s authority in Iran

Stunning rebuke to president as lawmakers vote 215-208 for measure forcing him to seek congressional approval

The Guardian
G.O.P. Revives Immigration Bill, Weighing Ban on Trump’s Fund

Several Republicans suggested they would insist on adding a measure to bar the president from creating a fund to pay people who claim to be victims of government persecution.

The New York Times
📚 What happens when one loud voice matters more than thousands of documented facts?

Our latest opinion piece argues that America’s real crisis is not information overload. It’s the growing inability to tell evidence from fiction.

The answer isn’t censorship. It’s stronger education, critical thinking, and media literacy.

https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/education/information-literacy-crisis/

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Information Literacy Crisis Is Reshaping How Americans Decide What Is True | The Democracy Advocate

Information Literacy Crisis is changing how Americans evaluate facts, making misinformation more powerful than expertise and evidence.

The Democracy Advocate
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Bessent Calls Clash With Bill Pulte a ‘Locker Room’ Fight

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he had an argument with the housing finance director last year but now supports his appointment as acting director of national intelligence.

The New York Times

Trump signs order to make it easier to fire 8,000 highly paid federal workers

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/03/trump-order-federal-workers

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Trump signs order to make it easier to fire 8,000 highly paid federal workers

Order strips job protections from workers earning up to about $200,000 a year and deemed to be ‘influencing’ policy

The Guardian
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